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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1906.

Application filed February 26.1906. Serial No. 302.992.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J JOHNSON, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of Norman, in the county of Cleveland and Territory of Oklahoma, have invented a new and Improved leather-Strip, of which the following lis a specification.

My invention is an improvement in that class of weather-strips which are hinged to the door and are thrown down when the door is closed by reason of contact with a lateral projection on the door-j amb.

The det-ails of construction, arrangement, and operation of parts are as hereinafter set forth, and illustrated in the accompanying* drawings, in which- Figure l is a front view showing my improved weather-strip as applied to a door. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the door and weather-strip, a portion of the latter being broken away to show the arrangement of the spring bearing thereon. Figs. 4 and 5 are in part front views and in part sections illustrating the arrangement, attachment, and operation of the weatherstrip. Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section showing the weather-strip raised or in the position it assumes when the door is open. Fig. 7 is a similar view showing the weatherstrip in the position it assumes when the door is closed.

The weather-strip A is a sheet-metal plate and attached to a door B, adapted to swing in the usual Way. The weather-stri p is bent or curved upward at its upper edge to prevent a head wind driving rain over it and curved sharply inward at its lower edge a, so as to form a groove adapted to receive the free end of a wire spring C, as shown in Figs. 3, 6, 7. The other end c of the wire spring is secured to the door beneath the central portion of the weather-strip and projects outward in such manner as to hold the Weath erstrip lifted in the position illustrated in Fig. 6 when the door is open. The weather-strip is arranged beneath a molding or ledge b, which extends across the lower front portion of the door. The means of attachment are U- shaped staples a', which, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5, are set in oblique position in the base of the molding t. The object of this arrangement of the staples is to cause the weatherstrip A as it swings up and down thereon to move lengthwise slightly when the door is the case.

opened and closed. In other words, when the weather-strip is being closed the end which is adjacent to the free edge of the door comes in contact with and rides underneath a stud or projection D, iiXed in the adjacent j amb E, and is thus thrown down from the position indicated in Fig. 6 to that indicated in Figs. 1, 2, 5, 7.

In Fig. 6 the weather-strip is shown as just coming in contact with the stud D, and in Fig. 7 the door B has swung farther inward, so that the weather-strip has been pressed down upon the door-sill. In this operation the weather-strip ismoved slightly endwise toward the jamb E. On the other hand, in opening the door a reverse movement of the weather-strip occurs, since as it rises from the position indicated in Fig. 6 it moves endwise away from the jamb E. It will be understood that while this movement is slight it suffices to facilitate the entrance of the weather-strip into the space between the j ambs without its lower corner coming in contact with the jamb E, as would otherwise be I am thus enabled to use a slightly longer weather-strip than would be otherwise practicable and to thereby form a closer fit or oint, so that rain is better excluded.

What I claim is- 1.- The combination, with a swinging door and jambs between which it is adapted to lit, of a weather-strip attachment comprising a ledge or molding extending across lthe face of the door, the weather-strip proper consisting of a sheet-metal plate having its outer edge int-urned and its upper edge outturned, U- shaped staples securing the weather-strip to the ledge, the same being set in an inclined position, and a spring secured to the door, its free end being engaged with the iiange or lip formed on the front edge of the weatherstrip, and a stop iixed in the jamb in position for engagement with the weather-strip as the door closes, whereby the latter is thrown downwardly and simultaneously moved lengthwise, substantially as described.

2. rlhe combination, with a swinging door and a door-jamb provided with a stop, of a weather-strip attachment comprising the weather-strip proper formed of a metal plate having its outer edge inturned, staples pivotally securing the inner edge of the strip and arranged obliquely whereby to cause the weather-strip to move lengthwise as it swings up and down, and a spring attached to the IOO IIO

door and itsgiree end engaging the led e or slight lengthwise movement as thel strip iange of the Weather-strip, substantial y as moves up and down, substantially as set 1o described. b d forth.

3. The com ination with the swinging oor 5 and the jamb therefor provided With a stop, THOMAS J JOHNSON' of a Weather-strip and staples pivotally se- Witnesses: curing the inner edge of said strip and ar- JAMES M. GRESHAM,

ranged obliquely whereby to give the strip a ISAAC B. ELLEDGE. 

